Liverpool owner throws all his shade at Philippe Coutinho | OneFootball

Liverpool owner John W Henry has sent a not-so-thinly-veiled dig at Philippe Coutinho ahead of the Champions League final.

The Premier League outfit take on Real Madrid in European football’s marquee fixture in Kyiv on Saturday.

But the Reds chief found the time to throw some shade at Luis Suárez and Coutinho – both of whom left Anfield for Camp Nou during his tenure.

“Maybe it’s because I’m an American, but I have a difficult time understanding why anyone would want to leave Liverpool,” he told ESPN.

“The club is so rich in history and tradition, supported by so many millions around the world, in virtually every country of the world.

“You don’t want to be in the position where players want to go somewhere else, even if it is a great club like Barcelona.

“It’s hard to understand why players would want to go to a league where the competition is so weak. They must play 30 or so meaningless matches per year waiting for Champions League matches.”

“They’ll be watching this weekend and could have been playing.”